Johannes Salmonsson

Johannes Salmonsson
Born February 7, 1986 (1986-02-07) (age 26)
Uppsala
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
Elitserien team
Former teams
AIK
Djurgårdens IF (SEL)
Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
Brynäs IF (SEL)
HC Davos (NLA)
Rögle BK (SEL)
NHL Draft 31st overall, 2004
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 2004–present

Johannes Salmonsson (born 7 February 1986 in Uppsala) is a Swedish ice hockey player (left wing) currently playing in AIK of the Elitserien. Salmonsson was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins organization in the 2nd round, 31st overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. His youth team is Almtuna IS.

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Playing career

Salmonsson began his professional career during the 2003–04 season with Djurgårdens IF of the Swedish Elitserien. He then moved to North America after two seasons with Djurgården to play one season with the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League during the 2005–06 season. The following year, Salmonsson went back to Sweden, signing as a free agent, to play for Brynäs.[1] During his second season with Brynäs he was moved to Rögle, a minor professional league.[2]

International play

Salmonsson has played for the Swedish national junior team at the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships on three occasions, in 2003–04, 2004–05, and 2005–06.[1][3] At those tournaments Salmonsson played in 17 games and scored 13 points (7 goals, 3 assists).[1][3]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 Djurgårdens IF SEL 25 0 3 3 4
2004–05 Djurgårdens IF SEL 30 2 2 4 6 9 0 0 0 0
2005–06 Spokane Chiefs WHL 54 12 15 27 30
2006–07 Brynäs SEL 30 8 3 11 28
2007–08 Brynäs SEL 9 0 1 1 2
2007–08 Rögle BK Swe-2 24 10 4 14 26
2008–09 Rögle BK SEL 33 5 4 9 12
2009–10 HC Davos NLA 23 5 6 11 44 1 0 0 0 0
2009–10 EHC Biel NLA 6 2 3 5 0

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